Penholder.



Patented Apr. I7, |900.

P E N H 0 L D E R (Application led Dec. 18, 1899.)

(no modem rrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

EDWIN METOALF, OF NORRISTOVVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

PENHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,679, dated April1'7, 1900. Application filed December 18, 178799. Serial No. 740,753.(No model.)

ATo all w/wm, t may concern.-

Beit known that I, EDWIN METCALF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norristown, in the county of Montgomery and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Penholders,of which the following is a specication. Y

My invention relates to the class of penholders that can b e operated toeject or loosen a pen that has become so tightly lodged in the holderthat it cannot be removed by pulling it outwith the fingers or evenwitha pair of pliers, pens becoming frequently so tightly lodged thatthey will break off outside of the holder before the portion within theholder engaged by the threads a. 'lhe forked part consists, preferably,of two projections Z2 b, formed by the two longitudinal slots or slits bb. They are beveled at their free ends, as shown in the views. Theseslots may be made so narrow as to constitute slits only, and there maybe three or more of the slots or slits, without departing from the scopeof my invention or otherwise altering the oonstruction or operation ofmy device.

Ashort tubular or sleeve member C is made preferably tapering internallyand has the larger end of bits bore uniform and screwthreaded, as shownin Fig. 4. To facilitate rotating this sleeve, vit may be milled at onewill release itself.

The object of my invention is to overcome these difficulties by soconstructing and arranging the several members of the holder that thetwo portions of the holder in contact with the pen can be given amovement of ro-.

tation and also a telescoping movement with respect to each other.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which the letters ofreference indicate the same parts throughout the several views, Figure lshows the penholder in perspective. Fig. 2 shows it in section, thehandle being in plan. Fig. 3 shows in enlarged plan the several membersof the holder in the sequence in which they are assembled. Figs. 4, 5,and 6 show in enlarged section the members shown in Fig. 3 and in thesame order. Fig. 7 is an enlarged section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 2.

In the several figures, D is the stem portion of the holder, which maybe made of wood or othersuitable material. A barrel or tube A is securedto the stem D either by or more places, and 1t 1s preferably reduced atthe smaller end and curved off at the eX- tremity, as shown in theviews.

After the part B has been secured to the member A with a few of thethreads b" not .engaged by the sleeve the sleeve C is slid on vover theprojections b Z7 and its threads c engage the exposed threads b, and itis screwed up till it assumes the position shown in Fig. 2, when theholder is ready for use.

When the pen is inserted, it is securely held in place between thesleeve C and one of the spring projections h, as will be apparent frominspection of Figs. 2 and 7.

Should it be desired to remove the pen, the sleeve C is given severalrotations, and then the threads being disengaged it is slid oif, whenthe pen will usually fallout; but if the pen is in strong adhesion withthe part b after the sleeve C has been removed the pen can then bereadily detached, as will be obvious.

While it is preferable to have the parts connectin g by means ofscrewthreads,other mode of connection may be used, such as abayonet-joint or even a tapering telescopic joint.

' The three members A, B, and C being disconnectably attachedl are veryeasily kept clean and free from accumulation of ink and rust. or eventhe members A, B, and D, may be permanently connected or may be madeintegral, the essential features of my invention comprising the slit orforked portion of the member B and the sleeve C sliding on over Yet, ifdesired, the members A and B,

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caracteV "cured thereto, said spring member having longitndinalprojections at its other extremity, and another tubular member havingone end fitting onto said enlarged portion and being removably securedthereon, said latter mem,-

ber inclosing said projections, substantially.

as set forth.

2. The combination in a penholder, with 'the handle and the barrelattachedthereto having an internal screw-thread at its lower end, of aspring member having an enlarged screw-threaded portion at one extremityand longitudinal projections at its other extremity, said enlargedthreaded portion being partly engaged by the threads of said barrel, and

another tubular member having internal screw-threads at one end alsoengaging said enlarged` threaded portion and inclosing said projections,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 'name to this specification inthev presence of two subscribing witnesses,

EDWIN METCALF. Witnesses:

EDWARD E. LONG,

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